pic: TEAM 343's t-shirt cannon

[Josh Drake]

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[=Martin=Taylor=]

These just keep getting increasingly absurd

Maybe next year the game pieces will just be shirts, and we'll have to distribute as many as possible

[Anna B.]

In that case, a lot of teams will have a head start

[Billfred]

Leave it to Metal In Motion to come up with a design that is ridiculously simple for a task.

Next obvious question: What's the scoop on the drive base? Prototype? Custom for this design? Any insights for those who may dare to venture off carpet in the future?

[cbale2000]

I assume it doesn't shoot them all at once (You never know though so I had to ask)? Certainly gets the award for most T-Shirts able to be carried and launched from a robot (without reloading).

[Josh Drake]

Originally Posted by cbale2000

I assume it doesn't shoot them all at once (You never know though so I had to ask)? Certainly gets the award for most T-Shirts able to be carried and launched from a robot (without reloading).

Your right, it takes a little time to fully recharge to 120psi, but after a shot another isn't out of the question, just a little weaker.
Billfred, the base is a prototype we had from the 2007 season. We've used a similar design the last two years, but this one looks more off-road. Thanks for the compliments.

[techtiger1]

Only 343 haha love it guys nice work. MIM is truly a class act that is always looking good on and off the field.

[Caio]

Now for someone to make a robot that carries around a container of shorts and reloads itself...

maybe some camera use for autonomous crowd tracking and shooting?

but sweet job on the bot!

[Josh Drake]

That apprach was definately considered, but we didn't want that big of a challenge. Maybe a redesign

[Spartan151]

Good night....and I thought I had a lot of free time. Props for building it. It certainly beats out my cannon by a longshot. Now I wonder just how many t-shirts you can deliver with a degree of accuracy. not saying that you can't, of course, but it'd be neat if you can get all 10 into the crowds in a single volley. I'll give you props if you can do that.

Oh, again, very cool.

[jason701802]

how big is your air tank?

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by DRAKE343

Your right, it takes a little time to fully recharge to 120psi, but after a shot another isn't out of the question, just a little weaker.
Billfred, the base is a prototype we had from the 2007 season. We've used a similar design the last two years, but this one looks more off-road. Thanks for the compliments.

ah....i was wondering where this CAD came from....